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Arthur Stevens Webster
Mar 26, 2003
MERIDEN - Arthur Stevens Webster, 72, of 461 Pratt Street Ext., died Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven. He was the husband for forty years of Marie Beaudoin Webster. Born in Meriden, Nov. 1, 1930, he was the son of the late Arthur and Augusta Kiewel Webster. He served during peacetime in the...
Lillian Houde
Mar 25, 2003
MERIDEN - Lillian Houde, 89 , of 320 Colony St. died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. She was the wife of the late Robert Houde. Born in Meriden on January 9, 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Louise Steudtner Goss. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. She is survived...
Elmer Lee Wilkey
Mar 24, 2003
MERIDEN - Elmer Lee Wilkey, 90, died Monday, March 24, 2003, at Miller Memorial Community. He was the husband of Sophie Rakesky Wilkey. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army in Europe and until his retirement in l977 he was employed as a supervisor at Pratt & Whitney in Southington. Besides his wife, he is survived by...
Lena Pantano
Mar 21, 2003
Lena Ruggiero Pantano, beloved mother, sister and grandmother, died of natural causes, Thurs., March 21, 2003 in Ellicott City, MD. She died on her 84th birthday. She was born in Paterson, NJ, a daughter of the late Michele & Carmela Loffredo Ruggiero. She married Louis Pantano in 1946 and resided in Bridgeport, CT where they raised their sons. They moved...
Jean Winthrop Buck
Mar 21, 2003
In CT Hospice, March 21, 2003, Jean Winthrop Buck, 79, of Westerly Dr., Hamden, mother of Deborah Brenner-Liss, Ph.D. of San Francisco, CA, Jeremy Brenner of Paris, France, sister of Katherine Larkin of Seattle, WA and Harriet Harris of Glastonbury, CT. Also survived by three grandchildren. She was born in Glastonbury, CT, May 25, 1923 a daughter of the late...
Ethel Leaf Moriarty
Mar 21, 2003
In Wallingford, March 21, 2003, Ethel Leaf Moriarty, 89, of 54 Beatrice Dr., West Haven, wife of the late Walter John Moriarty, Sr., mother of Walter J. Moriarty, Jr. of Canterbury, CT, sister of Ebba Casius of Hamden. Predeceased by a sister, Eleanor Considine and a brother, Milton Leaf. She was born in New Haven, daughter of the late John...
Joseph Edwin Lane, Sr.
Mar 15, 2003
Joseph E. Lane, Sr. 64, husband of Carole Fortin Lane of Farview Ave. passed away March 15, 2003. He was born in New Haven, a son of the late Joseph E. and Lillian Saars Lane and a was veteran of the US Navy. He was a resident of East Haven since 1965. Mr. Lane had been a meat cutter at...
Oliver Arthur Rioux
Mar 15, 2003
MERIDEN - Oliver Arthur Rioux, 64, died Sat., March 15, 2003 at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of Virginia Rae Rioux. Born in Meriden Feb. 3, 1939, he was the son of the late Theophile and Roseanna Gilbert Rioux. He was employed as a tool and die maker at Meriden Rolling Mill and was a member of the...
Albert Richard Arscott
Mar 11, 2003
MERIDEN - Albert Richard Arscott, 87, of 31 Sunset Drive, So. Meriden, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband for 60 years of Stasia Peczynski Arscott and a resident of So. Meriden for 54 years. Born in Manchester, England, June 14, 1915, he was the son of the late Albert Richard and Jessica Henshall...
Ruth Shirley Dunne
Mar 11, 2003
MERIDEN - Ruth Shirley Dunne, 88, formerly of Sachem Circle, died peacefully Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at the Curtis Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas M. Dunne. Born in Springfield, MA, Dec. 27, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dora Smith Blackadar. She graduated from Meriden High School and was a graduate...
Faye Cowie Rowe
Mar 10, 2003
In New Haven, March 10, 2003, Faye Cowie Rowe, 74, of 103 Clinton Ave., wife of the late Reginald S. Rowe. Born in Toronto, Canada, July 26, 1928 she was a licensed practical nurse and retired from the Masonic Health Care Center after 22 years of service. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green where she...
Leland Stewart Dow
Mar 9, 2003
Leland Stewart Dow, 80, of 274 Glen Hills Rd., South Meriden, died Sunday, March 9 at Mid State Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Joyce Moore Dow. Born in Patton, ME, January 9, 1923 son of the late Harley and Vera Dow. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Hunt, in the Pacific during WW...
Jerome C. Sills, Sr.
Mar 9, 2003
At his home, March 10, 2003, Jerome C. Sills, Sr., 63, of Park Ln., Woodbridge, father of Jerome C. Sills, Jr., of Springfield, MA, brother of Ranaye Hawley of New Haven, Joseph C. Sills of Meriden and grandfather of Jerome Osiris Sills of Springfield, MA. He was born in New Haven, Feb. 10, 1940 a son of the late Joseph...
Alfred ''Jack'' Hansen, Jr.
Mar 8, 2003
In Branford, March 8, 2003 Alfred ''Jack'' Hansen Jr., 70, beloved husband of 49 years of Joan Chaplin Hansen of 17 Vineyard Rd., Branford. Father of Wendy Rein of Mystic, Donna Burnham of Michigan, Kristi Hansen of Branford, grandfather of Morgan Rein, Kehly Hansen and Kerry Rein. He was born in New Haven, March 14, 1932 son of the late...
Leona Elizabeth Nickles Ward
Mar 8, 2003
In Wallingford, March 8, 2003,Leona Elizabeth Nickles Ward, 83, of 39 Ashford St., West Haven wife of the late Lawrence P. Ward, mother of Sharron and her husband Michael Savinelli of Northford, Catherine Tommessilli of Northford, Maureen and her husband William Wojciechowski of East Haven, sister of Raymond F. Nickles of Failee, VT and Raymond C. Nickles of Benton, NH...
George Nelson Schatzlein
Mar 7, 2003
New Haven- George Nelson Schatzlein, 73, of Emily Rd., passed away March 7, 2003 at his residence. He was the husband of Betty Andrew Schatzlein. Prior to his retirement he was employed for the United Illuminating Co. for 42 years. He was a veteran of the US Navy. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Patricia...
Violet Bailey
Mar 7, 2003
Violet Bailey, 75,of 6 Navarro Rd., East Haven, wife of Robert E. Bailey Sr. died March 7, 2003. Mother of Charlotte Mattei of Branford, Carol Bailey-Hernandez of East Haven and Robert Bailey Jr. of California, grandmother of Robert Bailey III, Lori Bailey, Kelly Mattei and Shannon Bailey-Hernandez, great-grandmother of Breanna and Jordan Bailey. She was predeceased by two sons Charles...
Thomas Alvin Graham
Mar 5, 2003
MERIDEN - Thomas Alvin Graham, 68, of 60 Hanover St., died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Westfield Care and Rehab Center. Born in Meriden on Feb. 18, 1935, he was the son of the late Horace A. and Emily Thomas Graham. He was a high school graduate and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was employed...
Stella Kuzelle Dimeo
Mar 5, 2003
In CT Hospice, March 5, 2003, Stella Kuzelle DiMeo, 88, of 61 Charlton Hill, Hamden, wife of the late Frank DiMeo. Aunt of Delores Gerzabek and her husband Frank of North Haven, Barbara Marenna of Branford, Rosemary Enright and her husband Thomas of Miami, FL, Joseph Mendillo and his wife Ann of Hamden, Robert Sliby of Clinton, Ronald F. Bozelko...
Kate Hemingway Keefe
Mar 2, 2003
In Hamden, March 2, 2003, Kate Hemingway Keefe, 88, of 200 Leeder Hill Dr., wife of the late Donald F. Keefe. She was the daughter of the late Louise Lee and Ruth Alicia Porter Hemingway and sister of the late Louis Lee Hemingway, Jr. She is survived by three children: Sarah H. Keefe of Scituate, MA, Nicholas F. Keefe of...
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